Archive | October, 2008
Finovate 08 Review: Part I

Finovate 08 Review: Part I

This year’s flagship Finovate event was held on October 14th at the Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York and, judging by the reactions from both presenters and delegates, was a raging success!
On paper, the schedule looked demanding, with 24 companies having just seven minutes each to make an impression using a live demo of [...]

New toys, and its not Christmas yet…

New toys, and its not Christmas yet…

If you’ve been following the iPhone project, you’ll know that I’ve been trialling the Enterprise Edition of iRise, the “world leading” visualisation/ prototyping solution, for the last month or so. Despite the steep learning curve, I’m loving it! Bill Smith, my iRise sales manager, has been fantastic at making sure I had all the support [...]

My Month: October 2008

My Month: October 2008

After a crazy couple of months, I though October might give me some respite, but how wrong can you get?! Different challenges to the usual, this time though: New York & back in 40 hours; crash course learning a new prototyping tool;  consolidating 4 email accounts, each with a different host, & migrating to a [...]

iPhone project – 1 month in

iPhone project – 1 month in

It’s been a fairly frustrating first month; circumstances beyond our control have demanded that Matt & I spend more time on our day jobs than anticipated! Plus I went on a jolly to the IFP Conference and took longer than usual to recover from the effects of the Champagne Reception! Getting old…
For all that, we’re [...]

Fincision’s new winter cardigan

Fincision’s new winter cardigan

Winter’s here (what happened to Summer & Autumn?), so it’s time to change into the cold-weather gear; Fincision has stripped off ‘Resurrection‘ , and instead snuggled into the wintery ‘Open Air’ theme, courtesy of WooThemes.
There’s also a change in emphasis for the services we present. Financial Services Business Consultancy pretty much does cover what we [...]

IFP Conference 2008 Review

IFP Conference 2008 Review

The past couple of days I’ve been at Newport’s Celtic Manor Resort attending the IFP’s annual conference for 2008, titled “Excellence As Standard”.